NASB
"The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep."
— Ecclesiastes 5:12, NASB
“The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.”
“The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. ”
“The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.”
“The sleep of the laborer is pleasant– whether he eats little or much– but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.”
“There is also another grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun: riches kept to the hurt of the owner.”
“The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.”
“The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.”
After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.
When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look on?
The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt.
When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him.
As he had come naked from his mother's womb, so will he return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.